Best Time to Drive from South Boston to Peabody

Right now (10:17 pm EDT): about 26 minutes via I-93 North and I-95 North and I-95 South.

Only 63% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from South Boston to Peabody by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	27	33	40	36	32	30	32	33	36	42	45	45	37	28	27	28
Tue	26	26	36	43	41	34	33	33	32	38	46	51	53	44	31	27	30
Wed	26	26	34	42	40	34	33	34	33	39	47	52	55	44	32	28	30
Thu	26	27	35	43	41	34	33	34	35	42	51	56	57	47	33	29	30
Fri	26	26	30	34	31	31	35	39	44	49	54	56	51	40	31	29	28
Sat	26	25	25	26	27	32	39	41	41	39	38	36	33	31	30	30	27
Sun	26	25	25	25	26	27	30	33	36	33	32	33	32	30	30	29	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from South Boston to Peabody (via I-93 North and I-95 North and I-95 South) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (41 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Boston to central Peabody along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from South Boston to Peabody?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Boston to Peabody?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 25 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Boston to Peabody?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-93 North in Boston (10 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (7 miles) · I-95 South in Boston (5 miles)

Boston traffic right now · Boston traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	27	33	40	36	32	30	32	33	36	42	45	45	37	28	27	28
Tue	26	26	36	43	41	34	33	33	32	38	46	51	53	44	31	27	30
Wed	26	26	34	42	40	34	33	34	33	39	47	52	55	44	32	28	30
Thu	26	27	35	43	41	34	33	34	35	42	51	56	57	47	33	29	30
Fri	26	26	30	34	31	31	35	39	44	49	54	56	51	40	31	29	28
Sat	26	25	25	26	27	32	39	41	41	39	38	36	33	31	30	30	27
Sun	26	25	25	25	26	27	30	33	36	33	32	33	32	30	30	29	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	27	33	40	36	32	30	32	33	36	42	45	45	37	28	27	28
Tue	26	26	36	43	41	34	33	33	32	38	46	51	53	44	31	27	30
Wed	26	26	34	42	40	34	33	34	33	39	47	52	55	44	32	28	30
Thu	26	27	35	43	41	34	33	34	35	42	51	56	57	47	33	29	30
Fri	26	26	30	34	31	31	35	39	44	49	54	56	51	40	31	29	28
Sat	26	25	25	26	27	32	39	41	41	39	38	36	33	31	30	30	27
Sun	26	25	25	25	26	27	30	33	36	33	32	33	32	30	30	29	30

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	26	27	33	40	36	32	30	32	33	36	42	45	45	37	28	27	28
Tue	26	26	36	43	41	34	33	33	32	38	46	51	53	44	31	27	30
Wed	26	26	34	42	40	34	33	34	33	39	47	52	55	44	32	28	30
Thu	26	27	35	43	41	34	33	34	35	42	51	56	57	47	33	29	30
Fri	26	26	30	34	31	31	35	39	44	49	54	56	51	40	31	29	28
Sat	26	25	25	26	27	32	39	41	41	39	38	36	33	31	30	30	27
Sun	26	25	25	25	26	27	30	33	36	33	32	33	32	30	30	29	30